Traders at an open-air market. Globally, 58 per cent of employed women work in informal employment, and estimates suggest that during the first month of the pandemic, informal workers globally lost an average of 60 per cent of their income.

Alarm as Pay Gap Pushes Women Into Poverty During the Pandemic

“For the last 22 years, extreme poverty globally had been declining. Then came COVID-19, and with it, massive job losses, shrinking of economies...

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SMART BUSINESS

MultiChoice, Azuri Partner To Provide DStv on PayGo Solar TV

Solar TV: MultiChoice Kenya and Azuri Technologies, the first company to launch a complete pay-as-you-go solar TV package in Kenya, have partnered to...

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POLITICS

Agnes Kavindu Muthama Sworn In As Machakos Senator

The by-election was defined by low vote turnout for a better part of the day. The poll stations and officials remained idle with...

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MARKETS SPORTS

TransAtlantic Capital To Acquire Kenyan Lottery And Betting Provider Surebet

If the acquisition target comes as no great surprise given its rapid rise to prominence, the company doing the acquiring is another matter....

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BUSINESS ECONOMY MARKETS

Absa Bank Posts Ksh6.5B Profit Despite the Pandemic

The management took decisive action to increase provisions in order to take the best position for future potential credit losses. This was decision...

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Chams Media bureau office opened in Lodwar, Turkana county on March 24, 2021. It is the firm's first regional office outside Nairobi.

BUSINESS MEDIA

Alex Chamwada Launches Media House in Turkana [PHOTOS]

The team expressed their excitement noting the opening indicated that Turkana county and the entire region was ripe for investment. The media company has...

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Nigerians demonstrate against police brutality during the End Sars protests. Business continuity planning needs to proactively address political violence risks, particularly in highly-exposed sectors such as retail.

BUSINESS ECONOMY FEATURED STORY MARKETS

Why Companies Should Prepare for More Political Disturbances and Violence Ahead

Causing physical damage, business interruption or loss of revenues, civil unrest incidents are becoming a more significant risk for companies in the current...

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Suspended WPP-Scangroup CEO Bharat Thakrar. He has tendered his resignation at the firm under a cloud of allegations.

BUSINESS CAREERS ECONOMY MARKETS

Bharat Thakrar Resigns as WPP Scangroup CEO Under Cloud of Allegations, Suspension

Thakrar, who founded the company and remains the largest individual shareholder , also resigned as a director of the company's subsidiaries and its...

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